Sinker for fishing lines



Feb. 15, 1949. D. P. MERQER 2,461,833

SINKER FOR FISHING LINES Filed 001,. 25, 1946 v. i N v,-

Patented Feb. 155, 1949 STATES PATE/NT OFFICE sINKEaFoR FISHING LiNES Dewey P. Mercier, Burlington, Application October 25, 1946, Serial No. 705,658k

.4 Claims. 1 ,'Ijhe present invention 'relates to sinkers for The primary object of theiinvention is to Drovide a sinler assembly whichwill admit of a plurality,ofV iish hooks being readily vattached to the. line. f

ponentsr for. use in waters of various depths. l furtherv obiect. of: the invention is to provide 3. Simple and durable device of theA character referred to and one which canl be. manufactured et lowcost. f

`Witlfi the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view theinvention consists of the noveli .constructionvand; arrangement of yparts hereinafter described and claimed.

lInt-he accompanying drawings illustrating the f invention,

v"'if'gure 1 isa side elevation of the sinker, v `Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectiono-f Same, J f Figure 3 is a transverse` section on line 3 3 of lisurel 1.

Figure,y 4 is an inside elevation of one of the halvedsinker components, Y 3

I .Figureis an inside elevationofthe other half of this component. A

` Like numerals, as used inthe descriptionand drawings, designate the, same parts, of construction...v o

l0. is theassembled sinker, preferably ovoid in form and the exteriors of the components are coloredA alike, preferably a suitable,l shade,` of` gray.

Vlit includesa centralbody. member ll comprising,4 afpair of, halvedv body, sections Il aand IIb constructed of metal.eithergthesame metal, such asilefad 01;-aluminum, oronesectionrrnay be made i lead. and. theitnr if` aluminum., for the. purposes..hereinaiterexplained.

Bothu'offtheohalvedbody sections lla and IIb are 'semicircular in cross-section. Section Ila lfigyure 4isprovided centrallyr at each end, which` iflat, withfa. halved semifcircular,projection in the form of ahead |.2.and neck I3.The sectionl [,Ia i s also ,providedy with a longitudinal, semi` circular. groove Ul`I extending through the head I2S andinecklS, andvwithv avsemi-circular groove4 l5,A contiguous; to the top of said section and at aurghtangleqto the-.longitudinal groove I4.

` Sectionx Lib, Figure; 5, islikewise providedcen- Vtrally...ateaclfi'end; which is flat, with a halved semi-circular projectionin the form of a head l2' and neck `lg3g-, The;sectionV Lib'.y is also provided with valongitudinal-,Y semi-circular groovek Hextending through the headA l2' andneck4 |35,

and with a semi-circular groove I5", continuousto the top osaidisection. and? at a right angle to the longitudinal groove i4. c

'IZWospaed studs i6 project]horizontaliyfl and radiallyy andare designed to lseat viirmly in cir- Another abject of the invention is to provide a .s inker assembly with interchangeable com- 2 4 Y cular recesses Il; in the opposing ysectionv Hb of the ybody il, .when the sections lla and Iflfb arer assembled. One of the studs lli` is preferably positionedy in the intersection of the said grooves While the other stud is positioned lower down in the longitudinal groove.

Sectiony lla of the said body is providedat the outer ends of its transverse groove with'ears 'I8 having round apertures in alignmentl with said groove. y f ,f

The opposing section H b of the. body llis provided with semi-circular recesses i8' posi? tioned for reception/of said ears. When the halves of body H-are assembled the grooves therein,

both longitudinal and transverse will be in juxta-` position, thus producing circular grooves.

Conical end members i9 vof rubber with ferrules Zd of metal, are designed to fit on they projections i2 ofbody il. Each has a round aperture 2|4 positioned coaxally with the central boreofibody three sh hooksone on thev bottom and one on'4 each side. As viewedV inl Figures 1 and 2,.:the1top; ofn the sinken is on, the left; and the. bottom on: the right. As the line enters Vthe leftA endthe device will depndnernendcularly therefrom In .order to secure the fish hook ,loops in the. sinken itI iS taken. apart, by removing the. two. ends.- Then a. fishy hook loop is inserted in, the` bottom aperture 2l? of, bottom end member t8.,

and two moreI inthe apertures on the opposing;

sides of body halves Il. o y

The loops, ot they three hooksjare then placed:

on studs. ItE and; the main 'linea1so ,loopedt over the upper; studi. The, halves of the:v body areI then.`

, pressedrtogetlfier and the end members pressed ontoifthe. projections: lf2; thus locking the uassem-V blyvtogether.y firmlyv but subject to dis-assembly.

Tok enhance the? appearanceof the sinkerandl also strengthen the sections-when either or both are made oi'lfead, theycan be metal" casedwithz copper or bronze and then plated with nickel? Whenk one sectionir is leadv and theY other is alu-n1- inurn` ormagnesium,l the two sections can be plated-alike 'Eheferrules 20 would also be-l n-ickelfplatedinkeeping therewith.

Asdi-fferent embodiments" may be made ofthis' inventive conceptv and modincations may-be vmade inthe vembodiment hereinbeforeY shown and' de-v scriben; a5 wie be understood that the matter 2,461,833 A l, l.

groove extending at an approximate right angle with respect to the longitudinal groove and intersecting the latter, a semi-circular projection extending from each end of ea :h of said sections, said pair of sections being arranged with respect to each other so that the longitudinal and transverse grooves and the projections of the one section are coinplelnental to the longitudinal and `.transverse grooves and the projections of the other section to form a barrel having a coaxal aperture and a transverse aperture intersecting said coaxal aperture at an approximate ri-ght angle to the axis of the barrel with coaxal proj ections extending from the ends of said barrel, a iiexible and conical end member designed to fit on each of said coaxal projections and provided with a longitudinal aperture in coaxal alignment with the coaxal aperture of said barrel, and radially disposed and spaced studs mounted insaid barrel and positioned in its coaxal aperture at right angles to said transverse aperture, said transverse aperture in said barrel having enlargements surrounding said studs and being provided with round recesses to receive said studs.

j i 2. A fishing line sinker comprising a pair of halved body sections, each of said sections being provided with a semi-circular longitudinal extending groove and a semi-circular transverse-1'- groove extending at an approximate right angle With respect to the longitudinal groove and intersecting the latter, a semi-circular projection embodying a neck extending from each end of each of said sections, said pair of sections being fil arranged with respect to each other so that the longitudinal and transverse grooves Vand the projections of the one section are complemental tothe longitudinal and transverse grooves and the projections of the other section to form a barrel having a coaxal aperture and a transverse aperture-intersecting said coaxal aperture at an approximate right angle to the axis of the barrel With coaxal projections extending irom'the ends of said barrel, a flexible, and conical end member provided with a longitudinal aperture in coaxal alignment with the coaxal aperturefof said barrel mounted on each of said coaxal projections, the aperture of each of the conical Ymembers being enlarged to conform to the necks ofthe axal projections on the barrel, radially disposed and spaced studs mounted in said barrel and positioned in its coaxal aperture at right angles to said transverse apertur-e, said transverse aperture in said barrel having enlargements and surrounding said studs and being provided with round recesses to receive said studs, and metallic ferrules mounted on said conical members and designed to contain the end members thereof which abut said barrel.

3. A fishing line sinker comprising a pair of halved body sections, each of said sections being provided with a semi-circular longitudinal extending Vgroove and a semi-circular transverse` groove extending at an approximate right angle with respect to the longitudinal groove and intersecting the latter,l a semi-circular projection embodying a neck extending from eachV end of each of said sections, said pair of sections being 4 arrangedy with respect'to eachother Sio that the longitudinal and transverse F grooves wand the projections of the one section are complemental to the longitudinal and transverse grooves and the projections of the other section to form a barrel having a coaxal aperture and a transverse aperture intersecting said coax-al aperture at an approximate right angle to the axis of the barrel with coaxal projections extending from the ends of said barrel, a flexible and conical end memf ber provided With a longitudinal aperture in coax-a1 alignment with the coaxal aperture of said barrel mounted on. each of f said vcoaxal projections, the apertures of each ofthe conical members being enlarged to conform to the necks of the actual projections on the barrel, radially disposed and spaced studs mounted in said barrel and positioned in its coaxal aperture at right angles to said transverse aperture, said transverse aperture in said barrel having enlargements surrounding said studs and being provided with round re :esses to receive said studs, opposite ears #.5 designed to seat said apertured ears, and metallic f halved body sections, each of said sections being provided with a semi-circular longitudinal extending` groove and a semi-circular transverse groove extending at'anapproximate right angle with respect to the longitudinal groove and inters-ecting the latter, a semi-circular projection and the projections of the one section are comaperture at an approximate right angle to the embodying a neck and head extending from veach end of each of said sections, said pair oi sections being arranged With respect to each other so that the Vlongitudinal and transverse grooves plemental to the longitudinal and transverse grooves and the projections of the other section to forma barrel having a coaxal aperture and a transverseaperture intersecting said coaxal axis of the barrel With coaxal projections extending from the ends of said' barrel, a flexible and conical end member provided with a longitudinal aperture in coaxal alignment with the coaxal aperture of said barrel mounted on each of said coaxal projections, the yapertures of each of the conical members being enlarged to conform to the necks and heads of the actualprojections on' n the barrel, radiallydisposed and spaced studs mounted in said barrel and positioned in its'coaxal aperture at right angles to said transverse apertureysaid transverse aperture in said barrel having enlargements surrounding said studs and being provided with round recesses to receive said studs, and metallic ferrules mounted on said con- REFERENCES CITED i The` following'references are offre'cord in the v file of this patent: i

UNITED STATESr PATENTS Number Name Date Mercier i Mar, 19, 1946. 

